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. 2012 Nov 29;143(6):1607–1617. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-1616

Table 2.

—Prediction Equations for Lobar Volume at Full Inflation by Race: Derivation Cohort and Validation Cohort

Lobe Prediction Equation Model R2
LLL
 NHW (n = 755) = −1897.26 + 18.82(ht) + 208.18(male) 0.68
 AA (n = 260) = −1752.02 + 16.43(ht) + 226.84(male) 0.64
LUL
 NHW (n = 755) = −1459.08 + 15.90(ht) + 297.56(male) 0.74
 AA (n = 260) = −1496.77 + 15.53(ht) + 253.84(male) 0.76
RLL
 NHW (n = 755) = −1667.14 + 18.20(ht) + 189.14(male) 0.64
 AA (n = 260) = −1581.19 + 16.07(ht) + 180.09(male) 0.59
RML
 NHW (n = 755) = −827.34 + 7.60(ht) + 87.95(male) 0.55
 AA (n = 260) = −679.79 + 6.30(ht) + 95.56(male) 0.52
RUL
 NHW (n = 755) = −858.36 + 11.06(ht) + 248.28(male) 0.65
 AA (n = 260) = −700.25 + 9.74(ht) + 203.98(male) 0.56

ht = height in cm; LLL = left lower lobe; LUL = left upper lobe; male = 1 for male and 0 for female; RLL = right lower lobe; RML = right middle lobe; RUL = right upper lobe. See Table 1 legend for expansion of other abbreviations.